Hypertext Webster Gateway: "negligible"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Negligible \Neg"li*gi*ble\, a. [Cf. F. n['e]gligible,
n['e]gligeable.]
That may neglicted, disregarded, or left out of
consideration.
Within very negligible limits of error. --Sir J.
Herschel.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
negligible
adj 1: so small as to be meaningless; insignificant; "the effect
was negligible"
2: not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry
for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a
trifling matter" [syn: {paltry}, {trifling}]
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